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Adolescent
Learning
Adolescent?
 Learning?
change from childhood to
adulthood
period of preparation for
adulthood
 development of identity(who
am I?)
 process of gaining knowledge
or skill by studying, practicing,
being taught, or experiencing
something
Middle school students tend
to be energetic,
enthusiastic, and filled with
questions and ideas.
they also can be
disorganized, moody, and
filled with worry over the
"smallest" slights. Social
concerns: friendships
change, and conversation
with parents
Physical
Social (Psychosocial)
Emotional
Cognitive (Intellectual)
Adolescent learning involves
interactive, purposeful, and
meaningful engagement.
 First, adolescents are able to
connect what they are trying to
learn with what they already
know, understand, or have
personally experienced.
 Secondly, they are favorably
inclined, or motivated, to put forth
the necessary effort and time.
 They are allowed to share and discuss ideas,
and to work together on task, projects and
problems.
 They are provided opportunities to develop
and use strategic thinking skills such as
reasoning and problem solving.
 They are given guidance and feedback
about their work
 They are in a safe and supportive
environment with values .
 #5- adolescent (fidelity) –identity vs.
identity diffusion
 development depends on what is
done to a person
 adolescent struggle finding his/ her
own identity while negotiating with
social interaction and “fitting in”, and
sense of morality
 Concrete Operational- mental operation
represents a tangible, concrete
circumstance
 Formal Operational – refer to the ability to
perform mental operations with abstract,
intangible concepts such as "justice" or
"poverty" and to be able to estimate or
describe the effect of these intangible
concepts.
Get Motivated! Believe in
Yourself - Believe in
Others!
Motivation Starts With
You!
 http://www.phschool.com/eteach/profe
ssional_development/adolescent_thinkin
g_learning/essay.html
 http://www.learning-
theories.com/eriksons-stages-of-
development.html
 https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/jea
n-piaget-s-theory-of-cognitive-
development/